SUMMER JAZZ SERIES Cool jazz, hot summer nights, and icy cocktails are a good combo you can enjoy all season long at the Battery Lounge. This weekend’s lineup features the Davis Whitfield Quartet (Friday) and the Erena Terakubo Quartet (Saturday). Friday and Saturday, 9 p.m.-midnight. Through Aug. 17. Battery Lounge at Fairmont Battery Wharf, Three Battery Wharf Boston. 617-994-9001, www.aragostabistro.com

CITY OF CAMBRIDGE DANCE PARTY For its 150th anniversary, Cambridge celebrated with dancing in the streets. It was so much fun they decided to make it an annual party. A DJ spins the tunes for spirited dancing under colorful lights in Central Square. June 28, 7-11 p.m. Free. Mass. Ave. between Inman and Bigelow Streets (closed to traffic), Cambridge. 617-349-4301, www.cambridgema.gov

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WES HAZARD READS The young comic won’t be doing stand-up comedy, but he will read poetry both comic and serious from his chapbook “Month of Sundays” with some newer material and a question-and-answer period to follow. June 27, 7 p.m. Free. Grolier Poetry Book Shop, 6 Plympton St., Cambridge. 617-547-4648, www.grolierpoetrybookshop.org

MIKE BONNER The energetic Detroit comedian is best known for his appearances on “P. Diddy Presents: The Bad Boys of Comedy,” “Def Comedy Jam All-Stars,” and Jamie Foxx’s “Laffapalooza.” With Corey Manning and Chris Tabb at the Shipyard (formerly Yaz’s Place). June 28, 8 and 10 p.m. $15. The Shipyard, 132 East Howard St., Quincy. 617-749-6177, www.theshipyardquincy.com

GAYLE LIVE Former Boston comic Chris Fleming gives his popular Web series “Gayle” the theatrical treatment, bringing the frighteningly manic housewife to the stage with a full complement of her supporting characters. Three shows are sold out, but there are still tickets left for Friday’s late show. June 28, 10 p.m. $15. Davis Square Theatre, 255 Elm St., Somerville. 617-684-5335, www.davissquaretheatre.com